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Looking at this auction got me to saying WTF??
Am I seeing something normal or am I seeing a re-build Duck being passed off as new?
Just thought I'd pass this along.
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Looking at this auction got me to saying WTF??
Am I seeing something normal or am I seeing a re-build Duck being passed off as new?
Just thought I'd pass this along.
I am a little confused as to what you see wrong!??!
Name on the blade doesn't match the scales, thats the big one, plus I don't remember seeing a DD with that shaped point. Not that I've seen all the variations of DD's but I haven't seen this before, and it sends off alarms...
The scales and blade both say satinwedge! on the other side of the tang it does say pearlduck, but I don't know anything about D.D's.Quote:
Originally Posted by DwarvenChef
Ooohh! It actually says satinedge on the tang and satinwedge on the scales!
Could it just be a mis stamp on the tang? I've not seen many good pics of the DD wedges.
I was wondering the same thing when I saw it. I don't know anything about DD's except what I've seen on ebay in the last 2 weeks and read on this boards, but I assumed it's a rescaled one. Essentially all of germanrazors' stuff are mint and if there is a box it's a generic one. And if I understand correctly Revisor is a generic Solingen brand.
I'm sure the senior members will come to clarify this - somebody must have bought stuff from him.
I will say that it appears to be a flat grind (wedge) judging by the grind line at the bolster. A 4/8 is a little too small for my tastes though. A beautiful razor.
Wayne
I emailed the seller and told him the scales and razor are mismatched. Even though the razor says satinedge it is a satinwedge. The wedges have that kind of end and the 4/8s is also a giveaway so its a misstamp from the factory. Also did you notice the tang is goldplated? neither the satinedge or satinwedge come with a gold plated tang the goldedge has that so that razor is a real screw up from the factory. A hybrid-a gold satin wedge-edge eh? And oh yes German razors E-mailed me back and said he bought that razor during a trip to the U.S and he will guarantee its not a rescale and its a mint razor never used before.
I guess this is why company parties are help after hours and somewhere other than the factory...
"Lets see what happens when you do something like this /hic...."
Mystery solved that huh?
This is some insane beast then - 3 dubl ducks in one. I wonder if this enhances its collector's value, like misprinted stamps, you know.
It is a factory original,really pretty common. By the way,I have a reciept for a Double Duck WonderEdge 6/8 from Cincinatti Barbers Supply 1964 for $6.50
Razors were really pretty cheap in those days,they really didnt have any mystique attached .When I was in college (1964)you could still buy American made straights really cheap,I dont remember the price exactly,but I think it was 3.00 or so,and we shaved with them right out of the box,just stropping Regards Gary
'germanrazors' is a pretty good person to deal with, and he usually has some amazing NOS razors for sale. For some reason, I doubt this one is a red herring. I'm thinking it's the real deal, and a fairly recent production (after1955ish). But that's just guess work.
What I find interesting is that a German guy bought a German made razor in the US and is selling it from Germany!
C utz